St. Landry democrat., 1887-11-26
EAST CARROLL.
General Gibson and Judge White al
Lake Providence-The Extent of
General Nichols Canvass

| General Gibson and Judge White at
Lake Providence-The Extent of
General Nichols Canvass
| LAKE PROVIDENCE, La, Nov. 22.-ESpecial.E
General Gibson and Judge White left Vicks-
| burg Sunday evening on the John H. Hanna
| for Lake Providence. They were accom-
! panied by Mr.. ". g. Blown OF Lake PROVE
| dence, who on behalf of the Nichols COM
| mittee had gone to Talluah to meet the cam
wasting party and escort them to East Car
| roll. Owing to the obstruction OF the river
| by the forest fires navigation was slow anda
| boats can make no progress at night.
| The Hanna reached Lake Providence at
| o'clock. The visitors were received at the
| landing by a committee of prominent clt!-
| zens, including Captain f. T. montgomery
| Messrs. n. Reinstine, u. NJ. Frankhne ana
| the committee on arrangements: Mr: y. D.
| Guenard, chairman. and Messrs. ". f. Dunn,
| II, c. Mcclure, Sol Dreyfus, E. j. aamly
! and l.. DauplD.
! a band of musicians WAS in attendance
| and procession was formed whion paradeo
| the main street of the town to the court
| house square. The ladies mad decorated
| the speakers stand IL an elaborate ana ar
| tistic manner WITH flowers anu moral
wreaths and anchors. These oeauttul yes
! timonials bear the Initials OF the people
| leader, Governor Nlcnolls-
| A great deal Of regret was expressed ae
| the enforced absence of Governor NicnoiIs'
| who Is the tavOrite candidate OF THIS paflsii.
| 4 fine audience assembled afouEa the
| platform, and Il large NUMBER Oh la"Ao'
Eraced the occasion with their presence
The assemblage WAS called TO ofher ny
| Caprain T. T. Montgomery, VINO pfesiue'.
| Able addresses were made ny Judge WITS
| and General Gibson, who spoke IN Inc teelA
OF stiff cold breeze. Inc audience nas ~
tenttve and quick to applaud the SPEAKERS.
| East Carroll and West Carroll are PARISHES
| in the Nichols column. u-,
onignt the town was enliyened By avery
| pleasant concert and dance.
General Gibson and Judge Wnite iea.o
for New Orleans either by boat 10 ' icasuuts
tomorrow morning or by carriage this efeu.
ing to the Mississippi Valley kallroao "il0
thence to New Orleans.
Tnis meeting closes the list OIL resuIai "P
poiutments which Will be met :.
Governor Nicnolls opened his canvass W
the state at Zacharie, East Baton Rouge, oA
Aug. %. In the space OF about thfee n!onI i;P
that is, to Nov. -, he has SPOKEN at illIS u
ferent points in thirty eight parisnes, c ont
has kept every appointment naoe eA S;apn
four aJ the end Of the last montn' "uion
circumstances prevented him from meetlus.
He was greatly facilitated III ms toua ~
state by favorable weather, anu mas w 3 COO
about 1000 miles, of which upward VI oou
miles were over land in carriages or othei
vehicles. In every parish he met WIN a W.
dial and enthusiastic greeting, anu auut 10 1Ea
from 10000 to 10000 OF the clIizsns "a n,b El
state. He will probably MAKE many ''N0"
addresses before the campaign CLOSES. o-s
The parishes in which he has spokeh als
Rossler. East Feliciana, Iberville, saplaes
st. Landry, West Fehclana' lanslp@ASSts
Franklin TerreOonne, S2 9CnhS psso 10,
Easr Raton Rouge. Caddo, Grant, Avoyelles'
Madison, webster, Acadia, Union, Ra ennss
Ouachits, Claiborne, West Baton h StTsr'
Lafayette St. Helena, st. Mary; Req f R,eat
Iberia. Lalcasieu, Lincoln, 81. M hai,inn
vile, Rjchland, Morehouse, Nermlliona;
Probably never before has any can oa av
in this state made such thorough anu o~
tensive canvass.
IBERIA.
N;oho;ls Mass Meeting at New Iberia
NV rrpP1. La, Nov. 19.-Lspecla''l-